Mischievous



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 淘气的; 有害处的
• ［英］ adj. 淘气的 ( playfully annoying) ; 有害处的 ( harmful; injurious)
• ［记］ mis ( 坏) +chiev ( =chief首领) +ous -> 坏首领 -> 恶作剧的;
• ［同］ 参考: achieve ( 获得)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Date: 14th century
• 1. harmful, injurious <mischievous gossip>
• 2.
  • a. able or tending to cause annoyance, trouble, or minor injury
  • b. irresponsibly playful <mischievous behavior>
• ? mischievously adverb
• ? mischievousness noun
• Usage:
  • A pronunciation \\mis-?chē-vē-?s\\ and a consequent spelling mischievious are of long standing: evidence for the spelling goes back to the 16th century. Our pronunciation files contain modern attestations ranging from dialect speakers to Herbert Hoover. But both the pronunciation and the spelling are still considered nonstandard.

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